Hand printing apparatus



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,967

A. BUcHI HAND PRINTING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Nov. 1, 1927. I 1,647,967

A. BUCHI HAND PRINTING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 8, 192 7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2hnlnerxe W J vex/an Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES QFFTQZE.

ALBERT B'UCHI, OF KLOSTERS, Sl/VITZERLAND.

HAND PRIIITING APPARATUS.

Application filed January 8, 1927, Serial No. 159,981, and in GermanyOctober 26, 1926.

This invention relates to a hand printing laterally bent and providedwith an open apparatus, which is illustrated on the acslot 21, throughwhich a screw-bolt 22 is companying drawing, in which passed, the latterbeing provided-like the Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively a rightbolt16with an integral collar 25 and on hand side view, a plan view, aleft-hand both its ends with milled-edged nuts 1.3, by fragmentary sideview, and a front View, of one of which the bolt can be fixed in posithesame, and Fig. 5 shows a modification of tion within said slot 21 at anyheight with a detail thereof, Figs. .6 and 7 are respecreference to theprintingroller. The bolt tively a right-hand side view and a frag- 22has further an integral collar 24, between mentary front view of amodification of which and the other milled-edged nut an the same.inking-roller 23 is fixed directly above the The improved hand printingapparatus is printing-roller. particularly adapted for private use, forThe operation is as followsz-By a toproviding letters, envelopes or thelike with and-fro movement of the slide 8 with the a heading such as anaddress or the like arm 9, the printing-roller 14, or 17, is setproperly placed thereon. in reciprocating motion and by means of the Theimproved apparatus comprises a case toothed-wheel 19 is rotated, wherebythe consisting of a bottom 1, side walls 2 and desired printing can beproduced on a paper 3, a rear wall 4 and a cover 5 and having a sheet 26or the like by means of the rubber drawer 6 for the reception of acollection of types 15 on said roller, the latter coming rubber typestherein, while the edges of the from time to time in contact with thesuperbottom 1 and of the cover 5 project laterally posed inking-roller23, the height or depth beyond the side wall 3 and carry there each ofwhich can be adjusted by the bolt 22 as a guiding-ledge 7, between whichledges and above described. the outer face of the side wall 3 andrespec- The inking-roller 23 can be provided with tively between theprojecting edges of the ink from aboard 27 with ink-saturated unbottom 1and cover 5 a reciprocating slide 8 derside placed above theinking-roller and is guided, said slide carrying two vertical supportedby upright brackets 28 on the guiding ribs 11, between which an upwardlybox. extending arm 9 is adjustably fixed by The strip 20 can beresiliently mounted means of its slotted open end 10 and a for instanceon spring-pressed pins guided screw-bolt 12 with milled-edged nut 13,said in the cover of the box, this being obviously screw-bolt extendingfrom said slide and clear without further illustration. passing throughsaid slot. Said arm 9 car- What I claim, is ries by means of ascrew-bolt 16 above said 1. In a hand-printing apparatus, the combox aloosely revoluble, exchangeable print bination of a box fitted with adrawer, a

ing-roller 14; fitted with the required rubber strip of soft materialattached to the cover types 15 which are detachable therefrom, of saidbox, a reciprocating slide guided in said roller being either plain (14,Fig. 4) or one side of the latter, an upwardly extendflanged (17, Fig.5). Said screw-bolt 16 ing arm fixed to said slide, a printing-rollerhas an integral collar 18 and on both its revolubly mounted on said armand with its ends milled-edged nuts 13. l/Vith the printprinting surfacein contact with the cover of ing-roller a toothed wheel 19 is detaehablysaid box, a toothed-wheel detachably fixed connected, the same being inintimate conat one end of said printing-roller and in tact with a strip20 of soft material, such as intimate contact with said strip of softmafelt, rubber or the like, fixed on the cover 5 terial, and aninking-roller revolubly mountand in which the pointed teeth of said edon said arm directly above said printingtoothed-wheel can be firmlyimpressed, said roller.

strip serving thus as a toothed-rack. Said 2. In an apparatus asspecified in claim printing-roller is with its printing surface 1. meansto adjust said arm in its position (rubber types in contact with thecover of of height with reference to said box.

said box. The upper end of the arm 9 is 3. An apparatus as specified inclaim 1,

.in which said printing-roller is detachable. 6. In an apparatus asspecified in claim 1,

4. An apparatus as specified in claim 1, an inking-board suspended fromsald box in which said inkingroller Is adjustable in and placed directlyabove said inking-roller. 4 its position of height with reference tosaid In testimony whereof I have hereunto 5 printing-roller. set myhand.

5. An apparatus as specified in claim 1, H in which said inking-rolleris detachable. ALBERT BUCHI.

